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WICK BAISER.

No. 525,720. Patented sept. 11, 1894.

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FRANK RHIND, OF MERIDEN, ASSIGNOR TO THE BRIDGEPORT BRASS COMPANY, OFBRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

WICK-RAISER.

SPECIFICATION 'forming part 0f Letters Patent No. 525,720, datedSeptember 11, i894.

Application filed February 26, 1894. 'Serial No. 501,525. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK RHIND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Meriden, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWick-Baisers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide' a wick raising device forcentral draft lamps which shall be inexpensive to produce, easy andpositive in action, practically impossible to get out of repair -andwhich furthermore shall be so constructed as to permit the ready removalof the wick and rewicking of the lamp.

With these ends in view I have devised the simple and novel constructionof which the following description in connection with the accompanyingdrawings is a specification, numbers being used to designate the severalparts.

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in sectionillustrating the application and use of my novel wick-raiser, thesection line being indicated by a; in Fig. 2, the position of the partsin removing a wick and rewicking being illustrated by dotted lines; Fig.2, a section on the line y y in Fig. 1 the wick, wick raiser and springbeing in elevation; Fig. 3, a section on the line z z in Fig. 1 lookingdown. Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively side and end elevations of the wickcarrier jaw, dac., illustrating a form in which the spring is attachedto the wick carrier, and Figs. 6 and 7 are similar views illustrating aform in which the jaw is carried by the spring.

l denotes the reservoir, 2 the central tube and 3 the wick, which iscarried by wick carrier 4 which slides freely over the central tube. Thewick is held in position upon the carrier by a jaw 5 pivotally connectedtothe carrier, said jaw being provided with teeth 6 which engage thewick from the outer side.

The wick carrier and wick are raised and lowered by means of a liftingrod 7 which is pivoted to the jaw. The upper end of this rod passesthrough a hole 8 in the top ofthe reservoir which is so located as toplace the lifting rod in convenient position for use. As the lifting rodis moved upward the upper end thereof will swing outward away from theshade or globe ring and consequently farther away from the flame. Thisis an important feature as insome instances it is impossible to useeafour inch shade or globe i ring with a direct acting rod and furthermoreas the wick becomes shorter in use the upper end of the lifting rodbecomes heated by close proximity to the flame. In order to keep the jawin engagement withthe wick form their usual functions and also permitsthe jaw to be drawn away from the wick when it is desired to adjust thelatter on the carrier. This retaining element may be attached to thereservoir as in Fig. 1 or to the wick carrier as in Figs. 4 to 7inclusive. The action of element 9 is to keep the jaw in engagement withthe wick until it is raised to its highest position, that is, until thelifting rod has been raised to nearly a horizontal position as indicatedby dotted lines in Fig. l. When the parts have been raised to thisposition an outward pull upon the lifting rod will disengage the jawfrom the wick so that the wick may be readlly removed from the carrierand a new wick placed imposition. It should be understood that inordinary use the carrier is not raised to anywhere near this position,and that it is impossible to disengage the jaw from the wick withoutraising it to this position.

In the form illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 the retaining element which inthis form consists of two independent springs is soldered or otherwisesecured to the wick carrier and the jaw is soldered or otherwise securedto the retaining element.

In the forms illustrated in Figs. land 2, and in Figs. 4 and 5y the wickcarrier is provided with a lug 10 to which arm l1 extend ing from thejaw is pivoted thus making a double joint between the liftingrod and thewick carrier.

In the form illustrated in Fig. 1 the retaining element is shown assecured tothe top of IOO the reservoir and extending downward intoA thereservoir.

In Figs. 4 to 7 inclusive the retaining element is secured to the lowerend of the wick carrier and extends upward. In Figs. 4 and 5 thiselement is made from a single piece of spring wire provided with coilstogive greater resiliency and so formed as to bear upon arm 11 whichextends from the jaw and is pivoted to lug 10.l In the form illustratedin Figs. 6 and 7 the Jaw is carried by element 9 which is shown as madein the form of vtwo independent springs provided with coils so as tomake in fact a double joint between the lifting rod and the wick carrierthe same as in the other form. The lifting rod is pivoted to arm 1l thesame as in the other forms.

I am aware that a joint connection of a lifting device to a wickcarrying device is not broadly new, such a construction being shown inexpired patent to R. Hitchcock, No. 134,547,-

dated January 7, 1873, and in patent to C. H. Broad, No. 467,571, datedJanuary 26, 1892.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination with thewick carrier, a pivoted jaw, and means independent of the liftingvrod bywhich the jaw is held in engagement withthe wick, of a lifting rod Otedto the jaw and passing through ahold 1 the reservoir whereby it isinclined out as the ywick is raised, and at the raised tion the jaw isdisengaged from the wi 2. InA combination a wick carner, arr .pivotallyconnected thereto, suitable m independent of the lifting rod for holdi 1jaw in engagement with the wick, and a ing rod pivotally connected tothe ja' inclined outward away from the wick s0. as the wick is raisedthe upper end of. y rodwill swing downward and away fr0. fiame and whenthe wick is at the raised w sition the jaw will move backward and thewick. I y 3. The combination` with a central and a Wick carrier adaptedto slide the of a clamping jaw carried by anarm pi V to the carrier, alifting rod pivotedto th. above its pivotal point to the carrier, springacting to hold the clampiugrod in engaged position.

In testimony whereof I aix my Signat! presence of two witnesses. FRANKRHIN, Witnesses:

A. M. WoosTER, S. V. RICHARDSON.

